This course is also available in the 2019 Paralegal Cruise Bundle.

With so much publicity lately about emotional support animals, it’s easy to overlook the very valuable work our furry friends can do. This session will look at the various types of service animals, the legal basis for their acceptance, how (or whether) they are credentialed, and related controversies.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

a. Distinguish between the three types of support animals

b. Understand the laws that helped to create our current animal-indulgent culture

c. Learn how dogs are used in courtroom settings

Course Format

This is an on demand seminar – you’ll receive immediate access to the on demand recording, PowerPoint and a certificate of attendance/CLE. You have lifetime access to this program, so once it’s in your account, you can return to complete it whenever it is convenient for you.

Video length: 51 Minutes.

Continuing Legal Education Credit (CLE)

NALA CP or ACP: This program meets the requirements of the NALA Certifying Board for continuing legal education credit required to maintain the CP (Certified Paralegal) credential. This program is pre-approved by NALA for 1.0 hour of Substantive CLE including 0.5 of Ethics CLE.

Florida Bar FRP: As approved by NALA, this seminar meets the requirements under Rule 20-6.1 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar for continuing legal education credit required to maintain the FRP credential.

NALS: This program has been approved by NALS for 1 General including 0.5 Ethics CLE Hour.

NFPA RP® or CRP™: NFPA automatically accepts substantive CLE hours which bears the accreditation of NALA on the certificate of attendance.

State Bar of Texas – Paralegal Division – The Division will accept substantive law CLE approved by the National Association of Legal Assistants for credit towards the Paralegal Division mandatory membership renewal CLE requirement.

Meet your Speaker

Nancy N. Beaty, MA, ACP, FRP has been a practicing paralegal for over 30 years and a Certified Paralegal® since 1990. She was graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism and earned a Master of Arts in Communications from Marshall University in Huntington, WV. She qualified for the Florida Bar’s designation as a Florida Registered Paralegal at the onset of the program in 2008 and earned the designation of Advanced Certified Paralegal in 2009.

A founder and two-time past president of the Gulf Coast Paralegal Association (GCPA), Nancy also served as its treasurer and NALA Liaison. She was a member of the board of directors of the Florida Alliance of Paralegal Associations for three years, and served on the NALA board of directors from 2013-2015. She has been a frequent instructor for CP review courses and a proctor for several sessions of the CP Exam.

Nancy has been presented with the NALA Affiliated Associations Outstanding Contribution Award twice, and in 2016 was honored to receive NALA’s Outstanding Contribution Award in recognition of her service to GCPA.

She is employed by the firm of Lindsay & Allen, PLLC, Naples, and the owner of Beaty Scoping & Proofreading, LLC, providing scoping, proofreading, transcription and editing services to court reporters and others.